Rendering of Wellington Street in Brampton during a festival, with vibrant fall colours and people enjoying the town square

Downtown Brampton Public Realm Plan + Streetscape Manual

Fostering public life in support of a contemporary downtown

Brampton’s downtown is the city’s most important destination for public life. Situated between Etobicoke and Fletchers Creeks, it has a comfortable and walkable pattern of streets, numerous historic buildings, and well-loved parks that all help to shape and define its identity.

Downtown Brampton is in a period of growth and change, with major infrastructure projects related to higher-order transit and flood risk mitigation. These projects are expected to generate significant redevelopment interest, particularly within the historic core.

City council has prioritized unlocking Downtown Brampton’s potential to position Brampton as a pivotal economic driver, regional cultural hub, and innovation district. The Public Realm Plan and Streetscape Manual is a component of the City of Brampton Integrated Downtown Plan, which will guide future growth and strategic investment until 2051.

Location

Brampton, Ontario

Client

City of Brampton

Rendering of downtown Brampton transit hub, showing an animated public realm with large trees, benches, planting, and public art.
Rendering of Garden Square during the day, showing people sitting on steps and at cafe tables under umbrellas. In the distance are large trees, a fountain, and tall buildings

The Public Realm Plan and Streetscape Manual’s main purpose is to elevate the quality of spaces between buildings – the streets, lanes, squares, plazas and parks – to advance and support the social life of the city as the downtown population grows.

The plan promotes a “people first” design approach. It maximizes opportunities for people to enjoy life comfortably and safely in the public realm by balancing collective and individual needs.

The public realm framework offers a complementary and coherent vision for all aspects of the downtown public realm. The proposed framework is presented in two parts: networks and strategies, with supporting guidance for each.

Rendering of rail underpass in downtown Brampton, showing separated cycletracks, wide sidewalks, and a GO Train passing over
Rendering of a linear park, with vibrant fall colours and a wide multi-use path with people walking and cycling

Networks present a Complete Streets approach to define the functional role and place status of Downtown streets, with guidelines and standards for main streets, character streets, and pedestrian, cycling and transit networks.

Strategies speak to the importance of spaces, places, and what public realm design needs to consider. The strategies are intentionally broad and open to interpretation in their detailed outcomes.

Aligned with the Brampton 2040 Vision and Term of Council Priorities, the Downtown Brampton Public Realm Plan + Streetscape Manual is a key document outlining how the public realm and streetscape could evolve to support the vibrant, growing city of Brampton.

Rendering of colourful basketball court with integrated benches surrounding the court. The basketball court is an example of how to create public space under a rail underpass

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